1985 Wyoming

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Al Kincaid.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1985, game by game: lost at Baylor 18–39; lost vs. Air Force 7–49; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 31–8; lost vs. Wisconsin 17–41; lost at Utah 20–37; lost vs. Hawai’i 18–26; lost vs. Colorado State 19–30; lost at No. 17 BYU 0–59; won vs. San Diego State 41–20; lost at New Mexico 16–41; won vs. UTEP 24–21+23−59Lost 18–39 at Baylor-21BaylorLost 7–49 vs. Air Force-42Air ForceWon 31–8 vs. Cal State Fullerton+23Cal State Fulle…Lost 17–41 vs. Wisconsin-24WisconsinLost 20–37 at Utah-17UtahLost 18–26 vs. Hawai’i-8Hawai’iLost 19–30 vs. Colorado State-11Colorado StateLost 0–59 at No. 17 BYU-59No. 17 BYUWon 41–20 vs. San Diego State+21San Diego StateLost 16–41 at New Mexico-25New MexicoWon 24–21 vs. UTEP+3UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 7th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠371
Coach
Al Kincaid
Elo
1375 −101 this season
SP+ rating
-10.6 No. 81 of 106; offense No. 51, defense No. 94
SRS
−11.0 No. 83 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Pete Benedetti, Mitch Daum and Tim Gosar
Offense
Wishbone

1985 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Air Force7–⁠112–⁠18
BYU7–⁠111–⁠316
Utah5–⁠38–⁠4
Hawai’i4–⁠3–⁠14–⁠6–⁠2
Colorado State4–⁠45–⁠7
San Diego State3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠63–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.